Warboat LCM(6) Monitor Mk5 ...kit available/scratchbuild experience?

[mad gerald]

G'day all,

came across theseaccidentally ... does anybody know, if there's a kit, preferably in a larger scale, available ... or did anybody already build one of these?

It's definitely not my usual "modelling terrain", but seems I kinda got hooked on 'em and am just for a start evaluating the building possibilities ...

Cheers

EDIT: I did some quick research and found out, that there was a kit some years ago offered by NIMIX, look at Monitor Mk5 ... eventually still available, but quite pricey (approx. $ 400) ... and I discovered, that someone wrote a building report ... in Germany  : http://www.panzer-bau.de/schiffsmodelle-1-35/mk-5-monitor/ ...

With it's prototype dimensions of 60ft. length and 17,6ft. width it would make approx. 51cm length and 15cm width in 1/35 scale ... pretty much ... but I'd like to put in on my "wishlist" ...

[marc_reusser]

Those are very cool. Can't recall ever having seen one of these. Thanks for the link to the site and the kit.

[BKLN]

One of the older Verlinden had a fairly detailed feature on a diorama of a scratchbuilt monitor boat. I think it was "The Verlinden Way Vol VI."

[mad gerald]

Christian,

One of the older Verlinden had a fairly detailed feature on a diorama of a scratchbuilt monitor boat. I think it was "The Verlinden Way Vol VI."

thanks for the additional hint ... may be one of our forum members could verify if it is Vol. VI, as I have neither a copy of any of these magazins nor access to them ... and my related research did not bring up a result as I did not find an index of content for this issue ...

Cheers